Phillip Schofield is to return to TV in a three-part series for Channel 5 called Cast Away. For the first time on screen in more than 12 months, the former This Morning host will tell his own personal story as part of the ultimate survival experience. The series will see Schofield spend 10 days on a remote, unpopulated island off the coast of Madagascar.
He will be left alone with only a handful of cameras to document his own experience. Ahead of the series, he shared: "I’ve recently had a lot of time to think about my life, what went right and what went wrong, but I’ve always had the safe arms of friends and family wrapped around me. This time it’s just me, no phone, no comforts, no crew and only lip balm as a luxury.
"I’m looking forward to exploring the island, trying to tie knots to secure my shelter and foraging and fending for myself in the wild ...
with no help. Maybe I’ll be Robinson Crusoe, or maybe I’ll just be Tom Hank’s Wilson and quietly drift off into the wild blue yonder.” This marks his first TV appearance following the news of his "unwise but not illegal" affair with a younger colleague.
Here is all you need to know about his life out of the spotlight. Phillip is 62 years old, having celebrated his last birthday on April 1. He was born in Oldham in 1962 and was raised in .
His latest birthday celebrations were low profile as he kept out of the spotlight, having only occasionally been spotted out in public both alone and with the likes of his m.
